The Venice Film Festival online

For the first time in the history of the Venice International Film Festival, 10 feature-length films and 13 short films from the Orizzonti section will be available for viewing in streaming all over the world concurrently with the official screenings on the Lido of the 69th Venice International Film Festival (29 August – 8 September 2012).

The goal of this important experimental initiative is to make the Biennale’s effort to promote and support new films, and in particular young authors, even more effective by exploiting the potential offered by modern web technology. Orizzonti will present debut films and feature-length films from the fringes, as well as works that explore current genres and production pursuing innovation and creative originality.

For access to the virtual theatre online – located on a secure website managed by Festival Scope on behalf of the Venice Film Festival – reservations for 500 “seats” may be made on the website www.labiennale.org starting Monday 20 August.

After registering on the website, the user may purchase a virtual ticket for € 4.20 (valid for one feature-length film or for one of the two programmes of short films), and will receive a personal link that will be good for one viewing only.

Each film will be available for viewing in streaming for 24 hours starting at 9:00 PM (Italian time) on the day of the film’s official presentation at the Venice Film Festival, according to the following schedule: